The RANHFV took part in an intensive action in Kien Hoa province. A regional force outpost in the Binh Dai district had been overrun and then heavily fortified by a ...
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Australian Naval History on 15 May 1970
HMAS HOBART, (guided missile destroyer), supported the 1st Australian Task Force in its advance in the Long Hai hills, Vietnam. ...
Australian Naval History on 7 May 1970
HM Ships POPHAM and NEASHAM, (inshore minesweepers), were purchased for conversion to diving tenders. Clearance Diving Team 3, (LEUT R.S. Blue, RAN), cleared 1040 tons of explosive ordnance from an ...
Australian Naval History on 28 April 1970
Her Majesty the Queen Elizabeth II, raised her flag in the Royal Yacht BRITANNIA at Sydney, to mark the commencement of the Bi-Centenary celebrations to commemorate CAPT James Cook’s landing ...
Australian Naval History on 16 April 1970
An international fleet of 48 vessels from 10 nations visited Sydney for the Bicentenary of CAPT James Cook’s landing. Six of the ships were sail-training vessels:NIPPON MARU, (Japan), LIBERTAD, (Argentina), ...
Australian Naval History on 28 March 1970
HMAS VENDETTA, (Daring class destroyer), completed her deployment in Vietnam. VENDETTA fired 13,709 rounds against the enemy. ...
Australian Naval History on 16 March 1970
HMAS COONAWARRA, (shore establishment in Darwin), was commissioned at Berrimah. In 2003 the base was closed and all activities transferred to Darwin Naval Base located at Larrakeyah. ...
Australian Naval History on 10 March 1970
HMAS PERTH, (guided missile destroyer), operated on the destroyer screen of the USS KITTY HAWK, (aircraft carrier), during air strikes against North Vietnamese troops in Laos. ...
Australian Naval History on 6 March 1970
Lieutenant Dave Gibson was seriously injured when he brought his helicopter into a landing zone east of Ben Tre that had been booby trapped with a 105mm artillery shell. The ...
Australian Naval History on 28 February 1970
HMAS PARRAMATTA, (destroyer escort), collided with the ferry BELLUBERA in Sydney Harbour. There was no loss of life. ...